Manjiri Bhawalkar is a senior economist and a health financing expert at the GFF. She is a seasoned health financing specialist with over two decades of experience driving sustainable healthcare solutions in low-income countries. She has an extensive expertise in advancing national health agendas and implementing policy reforms in several LIC and LMIC geographies to improve health outcomes centered on equity. Manjiri holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and finance, and a Master of Arts in Geography.

Ellen Van de Poel (PhD) is a senior Health Economist in the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is working closely with the Moroccan government on their health sector reform as well as supporting the World Bank’s Health Financing portfolio in the region more broadly. She has also lead the Health Financing team within the GFF and provided support to countries in developing and implementing strategies to mobilize more domestic resources for health. Ellen holds a PhD in health economics.

Katie Shepard works with the GFF's Health Financing team, supporting the RMET portfolio and PHC resource tracking research. She is especially interested in the use of quality data for informed decision-making. Previously Katie worked for Results for Development where she supported a variety of health financing and systems strengthening projects across Africa and Asia. She holds a master’s degree in international development practice.

Muluken Argaw is a medical doctor and public health expert, and the Strategic Affairs Executive Officer at the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. Prior to that, he has been Deputy Director General for the program section at Ethiopian Health Insurance Service (EHIS). He is interested in domestic resource mobilization and efficiency-gaining reforms, and has a keen interest in health financing in broad and particularly in priority setting in health. Muluken holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Global Health and a Doctor of Medicine degree.

Prastuti Soewondo is Senior Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Health, Indonesia. She is also Solo Member of Steering Committee UHC2030 and lecturer at the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia. Prior to that, she has been, among others, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Health for Public Health Services, Country Director of the Thinkwell Institute Indonesia and Chairperson of the Health Working Group, National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), Office of the Vice President. Prastuti holds a PhD and a Master Degree in Health Administration, and a B.A. in Accounting.

Tanyaradzwa Tapera is a finance professional, with extensive expertise in expenditure tracking and budgeting within the Ministry of Health and Child Care. He currently serves as the Acting Chief Accountant. Over the course of his career, Tanyaradzwa has played a pivotal role in financial management and budgeting, ensuring efficient financial planning and resource allocation for critical health initiatives. Tanyaradzwa continues to contribute significantly to the development and implementation of health policies in Zimbabwe.

Xu Ke is Senior Health Financing and expenditure Analyst at WHO and leads the WHO Health Accounts team. Her over 20 years of experience at WHO began with the development of the conceptual framework and measurements of catastrophic health expenditure and the poverty impact of out-of-pocket payment. Her technical expertise and extensive experience in supporting countries have shaped her into a passionate advocate for evidence-informed policy making. She is dedicated to advancing health accounts as a global public good.